SUNNYVALE, Calif.- September 8,
2008 - NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP) today announced new storage
solutions optimized for Microsoft® Windows® Server 2008
Hyper-V™, virtualization software that's a feature of most
versions of Microsoft Windows Server 2008. The new NetApp storage
solutions provide data center customers with server virtualization
capabilities for increased operational efficiencies and
scalability. Further reinforcing its support of Windows Server 2008
Hyper-V, NetApp is a Platinum sponsor at Microsoft's "Get Virtual
Now" launch event taking place today in Bellevue, Washington.
With thousands of NetApp systems already
deployed for virtual server environments, NetApp now provides
Windows Server 2008 customers with the technology needed to enable
them to build a complete virtual architecture. As a result,
customers will experience enhanced infrastructure flexibility along
with lowered costs through consolidation and simplified management.
NetApp's built-in storage deduplication and thin provisioning
technologies, both available at no additional charge, allow Windows
Server 2008 Hyper-V customers to reduce storage power, cooling, and
space requirements by up to 50%. With NetApp's virtual cloning and
virtual volume capabilities, Windows Server 2008 customers can
reallocate physical storage quickly and provision storage as fast
as the virtual servers. Furthermore, NetApp's best-in-class data
protection functionality provides customers with instantaneous
backups and cost-effective disaster recovery of virtual machines
for end-to-end backup and recovery.
"We selected Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V for
our server virtualization platform to help us consolidate our IT
infrastructure," said Andy Schneider, infrastructure architect,
Avanade. "At the same time, we knew that we needed to select a
storage platform that would easily work with Hyper-V to provide us
with the true benefits of server virtualization. Leveraging our
existing NetApp infrastructure for our Hyper-V deployment, it was
clear that the NetApp platform would allow us to realize the full
potential of our virtual environment. The NetApp solution not only
provided top performance, but did so with a cost-effective and
flexible solution. In fact, NetApp's built-in deduplication
technology has lowered our disk space requirements by 51%."
Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V customers will
also benefit from NetApp's continued work with Microsoft to improve
the customer experience by enhancing integration with Microsoft's
suite of management tools, to include System Center Virtual Machine
Manager, Microsoft's solution for managing virtual infrastructures.
In addition, Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V customers will be able to
leverage best practices developed by NetApp to enable optimal
customer deployments.
NetApp's SnapManager® 5.0 for Microsoft
Exchange also recently received Certified for Windows Server 2008
validation with the Hyper-V designation. SnapManager 5.0 for
Microsoft Exchange enables customers to simplify backup, recovery,
and verification of Microsoft Exchange Server running as a virtual
machine on Hyper-V. This certification signifies that SnapManager
has passed independent testing by a Microsoft-approved testing
vendor. To earn the Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V designation,
testing was performed on a Windows Server 2008 virtual machine
running on Hyper-V, and the application was validated to support
four key Hyper-V tests specific to virtual machine behavior,
including Recover and Save State and Restore of Virtual Machine;
Recover After Pause and Resume of the Virtual Machine; Do Not
Prevent Shutdown from Host; and Survive the Snapshot Process. This
validation provides further proof to customers of the ongoing
synergies between NetApp and Microsoft Hyper-V.
"We are excited to have NetApp support
Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V and our System Center suite of
management tools. Thanks to NetApp's storage virtualization
capabilities, our mutual customers can receive a complete
virtualization solution that addresses both their server and
storage needs," said Bill Laing, corporate vice president of
Microsoft's Windows Server and Solutions division. "As we move
forward, we will continue to work with NetApp to optimize the
virtualization experience for our mutual customers."
"Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V provides
customers with server virtualization technology that will further
accelerate the aggressive adoption of virtualization solutions in
the data center," said Patrick Rogers, vice president of Solutions
Marketing at NetApp. "Given our industry-leading storage platform
that is optimized for virtual infrastructures, it was a natural fit
to work with Microsoft to extend to customers the efficiencies and
business benefits offered by NetApp storage systems. We look
forward to working with Microsoft to advance the virtualization of
data centers."
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You can also hear Patrick Rogers discuss how
to increase operational efficiencies and scalability in your
virtual environment by leveraging your existing NetApp
infrastructure for your Hyper-V deployment. Listen at villareal-rogers-hyper-v (MP3).
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